Touché’! I’ll be sure not to trust completely the output
when I next “throw” my letters“through” my spell-checker. Now that we’ve attacked each
others grammar and spelling, let us get back to the real issues.

At the risk of repeating myself, how in God’s name can anyone support
a regime that is depopulating a territory the size of a small country?
If the concertgoers of Montenegro are unaware of the true facts, then
I owe them an apology. But if they do believe that Milosevic is capable
of such barbarism (and he is), and if they believe he is “ethnically cleansing” Kosovo
of Albanians (and he is), and they continue to wave his portraits
in support of him, then they deserve their fate (whatever that may be).

Now let me address your next point. I find it difficult to
believe that Balkan politics ismore complex than the politics of a nation that manages an 8 trillion
dollar GDP and is composed of 275 million multi-ethnic, multi-cultural
and multi-religious people. In fact, in my humble opinion, Balkan
politics is really quite simple. It is a long, endless story of bigotry,
intolerance and brutality. It is an endless struggle for power of one homogeneous
people over another. This is not a complicated story. Granted,
the US has its own history of bigotry and intolerance, but it is recognized and admitted
by most people. Humanity has a dark side to it, and that dark side
of humanity knows no national borders. The difference between the US and a
country like Yugoslavia, is that, in the US, a good faith effort has been made
to develop institutions that combat bigotry and intolerance. It is not
perfect, but it helps more people than it hurts. In Yugoslavia, your institutions
are being used to foster bigotry and intolerance on a scale not seen in Europe
since Hitler. This is simple politics in its lowest form.

There are no guarantees in life. The assurances you seek I
cannot give, as I am a simple “net surfer” and not a member of President Clinton’s
government. However, I don’t subscribe to “conspiracy” theories. I doubt
the side deals you imply have beenpre-arranged. I do believe the map of the Balkans will be
redrawn, but that will bedecided by the US and its allies and not Milosevic. Milosevic
may or may not remain, but all signs point to his rapid demise; that much
appears to have been pre-ordained by the West.

Finally and unfortunately, Serbia will pay a heavy price for Milosevic.
That is generally the fate of a people who allow such dictators to run
amok. Your country too is in grave danger. I hope your concertgoers
wave Milosevic’s portrait out of ignorance of the true facts than out of support
for his actions, otherwise they too will pay an unfortunately heavy price.
But please understand one thing, nobody I meet during the course of
my day is happy about this war, nor have I met anyone who wishes harm on
the people of the Balkans. The overriding opinion is one of inevitability.
Inevitability of war and inevitability that NATO will prevail.